US foreign policy Flashcards

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ministère des affaires étrangères

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State Department

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ministre des affaires étrangères

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Secretary of State

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une ambassade

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an embassy

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les sommet et les accord internationaux

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international gatherings and agreements

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un sommet

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a summit

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une conférence

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a conference

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pourparler

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talks

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un traité

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a treaty

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un accord

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a deal/ an agreement

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une date historique

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a milestone

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les relations diplomatiques

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diplomatic relations

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améliorer les relations

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to enhance relations

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établir des liens avec

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to establish ties with

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établir un lien étroit avec

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to form a close tie with

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rompre les liens

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to sever ties

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faire des propositions

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to table propositions

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passer un accord avec

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to strike a deal with

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les négociations

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negotiations

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l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

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un point à l’ordre du jour

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an item on the agenda

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négocier à propos de

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to negociate over

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un négociateur

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a negotiator

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jouer un rôle clé (dans)

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to be a key player (in)

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un plan/ une ébauche pour les négociations

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a blueprint for negociations

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une garantie de succès

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a blueprint for success

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un processus de négociations

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a negotiating process

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régler un problème

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to settle an issue

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élaborer un accord avec difficulté

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to hammer out a deal

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négocier un accord

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to broker a deal

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se débattre avec des problèmes

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to wrestle with problems

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faire des progrès satisfaisants

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to make good process

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une impasse

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a deadlock

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un point mort

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a stalemate

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aboutir à une impasse

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to reach stalemate

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rechigner devant

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to balk at

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une épreuve de force

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a showdown

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provoquer une épreuve de force

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to force a showdown

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poser un ultimatum

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to set an ultimatum

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l’issue des négociations

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the outcome of negoiation

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être de bon augure pour l’avenir

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to bode well for the future

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être de mauvais augure pour l’avenir

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to bode ill for the future

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tourner la page

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to turn over a new leaf